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Companies Anticipate Job Security and Rising Sales in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - According to a survey released today in San Jose, most Costa Rican businesses are confident that during the last quarter of 2013, employment will remain stable and they will experience an increase in...
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Costa Rica’s Nation Group Announces Plan to Stop Using Plastic
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The use of glass and aluminum containers will be promoted among employees of Nation Group, after announcing that they plan to abandon the use of non-returnable plastic containers. The first step is to...
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First Costa Rican Carbon Offset Bank Opens
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Starting on October 17th, Bank2 went into operation, which is the first carbon bank in Costa Rica that buys and sells carbon credits.Individuals or companies can buy these bonds in order to offset...
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Costa Rican Presidental Candidates Make Promises to the Tourism Industry
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The main presidential candidates promised Costa Rica local tourism entrepreneurs that they will take a series of measures to ensure that the Central American country receives three million visitors annually.Tourism is one of...
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Chinchilla Leads Summit Discussion in Panama on Community and Business
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, said today that the Ibero-American Summit in Panama this week will investigate issues related to communities and businesses while meeting with several other leaders."We will be...
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Experts from 16 Countries Discuss Global Value Chains in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - More than 40 representatives and experts from 16 countries begin a dialogue in Costa Rica centered on the discussion of global value chains (GVC) according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa...
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Costa Rican Company Receives $3 Million in Private Equity Funding
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Establishment Labs, a Costa Rican breast implant manufacturer, recently obtained $ 3 million in funding from the private equity fund manager Invermaster.With the money, the company, located in Alajuela-Coyol, will begin construction of...
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Unions Demand 3.96% Pay Raise for Costa Rica’s Private Sector Wages
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Union representatives have requested an increase of 3.96% for private sector wages in Costa Rica for the first half of 2014, said an official source.The Labor Ministry said in a statement that the...
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Central Bank’s Report Shows favorable Growth for Costa Rica for First Half of 2013
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica received $ 1.3 billion in revenues during the first half of the year for the sale of services in information processing, software, hardware repair and other business services abroad. This amount...
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Costa Rica Signs the OECD Agreement to Boost Investment
Today Costa Rica signed the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises according to the international organization in a statement.This OECD Declaration is intended to help countries attract more and better foreign investment and promote responsible business conduct,...
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Workers’ Day: A Tribute To The Dignity Of Labor
Every May 1st, millions of people worldwide celebrate Workers' Day, a date that honors the historic struggle for labor...